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Carding and consumer protection

Carding remains a widespread threat that exploits card-not-present payments and merchant weaknesses, but consumers can reduce risk by layering practical protections.

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Jan 21, 2026

What legal risks exist for researchers accessing lists of active carding shops and mirrors?

Accessing lists of active shops and their mirrors exposes researchers to a cluster of legal risks: criminal liability for interacting with stolen-payment-data ecosystems, civil exposure for copyright ...